svm3000 Posted May 24, 2009 Share you guys are really sad , next time I will not mention any dangers or incidents that I see , cause you all turn ity into some playground , Some one out there this mornng has woken up to no mother , wife , gran But I hope you all enjoy this Great Monday morning , No more posts from me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intern Posted May 24, 2009 Share oh and when you do the search' date=' please don't forget to use the following variations on my name: NensieGatvliegwitchsangomaDrewoh and don't forget "lekker vet" most of those should return a reference to me oh and H - they're lyrics to a song [/quote'] I refuse to become involved in this personal disagreement. Same here......... or maybe I am just scared of the "black book"!!!!!!!!! Clearly, Big H, you're not familiar with this aphorism: '[it is] Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tumbleweed Posted May 24, 2009 Share you guys are really sad ' date=' next time I will not mention any dangers or incidents that I see , cause you all turn ity into some playground , Some one out there this mornng has woken up to no mother , wife , gran But I hope you all enjoy this Great Monday morning , No more posts from me [/quote'] don't let the actions of a few sad hubbers put you off. what you did was right, and the stupid personal attacks here should not put you off informing the rest of us, as a couple of right-minded people, who share your view, have posted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nolipoli Posted May 24, 2009 Share We rode passed the same scene on Saturday morning - cops and ADT were on the scene. It looked like a black woman, in the opinion of one of the girls in our group who looked a little more closely.Does anyone know what happened to the spruit patrol? There are a huge number of squatters on the spruit at the moment. I for one am starting to get uncomfortable riding there again. I guess it will be back to Northern farm soon... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slowbee Posted May 24, 2009 Share you guys are really sad ' date=' next time I will not mention any dangers or incidents that I see , cause you all turn ity into some playground , Some one out there this mornng has woken up to no mother , wife , gran But I hope you all enjoy this Great Monday morning , No more posts from me [/quote'] don't let the actions of a few sad hubbers put you off. what you did was right, and the stupid personal attacks here should not put you off informing the rest of us, as a couple of right-minded people, who share your view, have posted. well put HR, svm, dont be put off by the others. Thanks for letting us know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flea Posted May 25, 2009 Share Agreed HRSVM (Or anyone else) more nfo on the incident will be greatly received. I ride that section often (with my kids) and would like to be kept informed of the dangers.Would be interested to know more about the incident though - was it a walker / squatter etcSeems I will be joining the groups heading back to the Farm.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndreZA Posted May 25, 2009 Share That is sad. Sounds like it's the same area to where all the bike jacking took place. So it looks like the dangerous areas are the richman areas and not the gomgat areas where I stay. The only time it's not safe in my area is Sunday evenings when the souped up Golfs and Opels come out to play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wyatt Earp Posted May 25, 2009 Share you guys are really sad ' date=' next time I will not mention any dangers or incidents that I see , cause you all turn ity into some playground , Some one out there this mornng has woken up to no mother , wife , gran But I hope you all enjoy this Great Monday morning , No more posts from me [/quote'] ? don't let the actions of a few sad hubbers put you off. what you did was right, and the stupid personal attacks here?should not put you off informing the rest of us, as a couple of right-minded people, who share your view, have posted. I agree but you are generalizing a bit, the topic turned sour because of 1 (ONE) INDIVIDUAL .......and ultimately people WILL defend themselves. SMV Sorry for turning your topic sour, it is much appreciated and I for one am grateful for your first post.Summit Cycles2009-05-25 00:41:06 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nancy Drew Posted May 25, 2009 Share you guys are really sad ' date=' next time I will not mention any dangers or incidents that I see , cause you all turn ity into some playground , Some one out there this mornng has woken up to no mother , wife , gran But I hope you all enjoy this Great Monday morning , No more posts from me [/quote'] svm3000, I'm sorry that this thread went this way. My questions were not intended to be interrogatory. As many people here are already aware, I ride the spruit regularly and often on my own so it's a real concern when murders are being reported and I just wanted a bit more information. next time I'll take up issue with bigh differently. My sincere apologies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotSoBigBen Posted May 25, 2009 Share Nance - I go back to the comment I made on the 'age and cyclling' thread thing :- Some hubbers should worry more about 'brain cell' deterioration than losing muscle / vo2max .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cat-i Posted May 25, 2009 Share We rode passed the same scene on Saturday morning - cops and ADT were on the scene. It looked like a black woman' date=' in the opinion of one of the girls in our group who looked a little more closely.Does anyone know what happened to the spruit patrol? There are a huge number of squatters on the spruit at the moment. I for one am starting to get uncomfortable riding there again. I guess it will be back to Northern farm soon...[/quote'] i ride there regularly - on my own. commuting was my solution to try to reconcile limited training time with work-constraints and restricted daylight ... and the mood-lifter, of course a false sense of security that i am safe doing so, because there usually are lots of people around ... but i don't want to end up being a (hijecked) thread on the hub with people asking - 'what was she thinking, she knew it was unsafe' i enter delta park at the top gate net to the school, and then either of the downhills to the bottom, then on to barry hartzog, and exit on that bridge on the way to the mugg & bean, or cross barry hertsog and exit either at the next tar road, or at the emmarentia dam wall. same way back, but more often just down 7th to barry hertzog, then that singletrack next to BH (dam's side), cross BH, and then back up deltapark. which of these parts are considered non-safe, should i e.g. get mechanical problems and can't outcycle any danger?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nolipoli Posted May 26, 2009 Share cat-i The problem is that nowadays, no place is really safe. I was hijacked on a really familiar "safe" path right near my house while cycling with three of my friends. By the time we realised there was a problem, it was way too late to do anything. These guys are opportunists, and you need to be really careful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagwil Posted May 26, 2009 Share cat-i The problem is that nowadays' date=' no place is really safe. I was hijacked on a really familiar "safe" path right near my house while cycling with three of my friends. By the time we realised there was a problem, it was way too late to do anything. These guys are opportunists, and you need to be really careful. [/quote'] I am afraid nolipoli is correct. I don't believe it is safe to ride offroad, on your own, anywhere in the Pretoria or Johannesburg area. Eight or nine attacks in the Centurion area alone earlier this year says don't ride alone.Ride in groups of 7 or more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nancy Drew Posted May 26, 2009 Share jagwil, I have to agree with you that there is safety in numbers the only problem is that it's not practical. The time of the morning that I need to ride to fit some training in is ridiculous and I can't convince many people to join me. My options are ride alone or don't ride at all. I'm sure that I'm not the only one out there with this challenge.. Nancy Drew2009-05-26 12:26:01 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thug Posted May 26, 2009 Share I rode the Gardens down to Delta, around Delta and back tonight. Not too much action except a group of vagrants next to 1st Avenue at Pick n Pay. Delta Park itself had a few dog walkers and a couple of cyclists. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtrider Posted May 27, 2009 Share Yeah, we passed the body around 9ish on saturday morning, only saw the black feet sticking out from under the branches, did not want to hang around.The police cordened the area off wtih police tape, the scene was clear on my way back though. it is a horrible sight dudes.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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